October 11, 2009, 6:01PM

Sherman Alexie's sold-out lecture was the highlight of the second day of the Wordstock literary festival. The festival held close to last season's attendance despite the beautiful autumn weather and the poor economy. Full story »

September 19, 2009, 10:00AM

Back in 1995, at the outset of James Ellroy's "Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy," he wrote, "It's time to demythologize an era and build a new myth from the gutter to the stars. It's time to embrace bad men and the price they paid to secretly define their time. Here's to them." Roll the film: Book One, "American Tabloid," lit up... Full story »